LG US730 User manual

LG-US730 User Guide
This guide helps you to get started
using your phone.
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Contents
Getting to know your phone ................ 19
Your Home screen ................................ 41
Google account set up......................... 51
Connecting to Networks and Devices53
Calls ...................................................... 67
Contacts ............................................... 73
Messaging .............................................77
Email .....................................................80
Camera ................................................. 84
Video camera.......................................90
Multimedia ........................................... 94
Utilities.................................................. 99
The web .............................................. 103
Settings .............................................. 105
Accessories ......................................... 118
Troubleshooting ................................. 120
Safety...................................................127

6IOLATIONOFTHEINSTRUCTIONSMAY
CAUSESERIOUSINJURYORDEATH
s.EVERUSEANUNAPPROVEDBATTERY
SINCETHISCOULDDAMAGETHEPHONE
ANDORBATTERYANDCOULDCAUSETHE
BATTERYTOEXPLODE
s.EVERPLACEYOURPHONEINA
MICROWAVEOVENASITWILLCAUSETHE
BATTERYTOEXPLODE
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TEMPERATURESLESSTHANª&OR
GREATERTHANª&
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lREORWITHHAZARDOUSORmAMMABLE
MATERIALS
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YOURPHONEORSETUPTHEHANDS
FREEKITNEARTHEAIRBAG)FWIRELESS
EQUIPMENTISIMPROPERLYINSTALLED
ANDTHEAIRBAGISDEPLOYEDYOUMAY
BESERIOUSLYINJURED

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WHEREITSUSEISPROHIBITED&OR
EXAMPLEAIRCRAFT
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INPLACESWITHHIGHHUMIDITYSUCHAS
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ALCOHOLBENZENETHINNERSETCOR
DETERGENTSTOCLEANYOURPHONE4HIS
COULDCAUSEAlRE
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PHONESEVERELY)TMAYHARMTHE
INTERNALCIRCUITBOARDSOFTHEPHONE
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EXPLOSIVEAREASASTHEPHONEMAY
GENERATESPARKS
s$ONOTDAMAGETHEPOWERCORDBY
BENDINGTWISTINGPULLINGORHEATING
$ONOTUSETHEPLUGIFITISLOOSEASIT
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POWERCORD$ONOTALLOWTHEPOWER
CORDTOBECRIMPEDASITMAYCAUSE
ELECTRICSHOCKORlRE
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HANDSWHILEITISBEINGCHARGED
)TMAYCAUSEANELECTRICSHOCKOR

SERIOUSLYDAMAGEYOURPHONE
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CHARGINGTHEPHONEASITMAYSHORT
CIRCUITTHEPHONEANDORCAUSE
ELECTRICSHOCKORlRE
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CALL
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NAILSCOMEINTOCONTACTWITHTHE
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THEPHONEETC4HISCOULDCAUSE
ASPHYXIATIONORSUFFOCATIONRESULTING
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SERVICEMAYRESULTINACCIDENTS
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WARRANTY
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4HEREFOREUSECAREWHENHANDLING
YOURPHONEDURINGORIMMEDIATELY
AFTEROPERATION

Getting to know your phone
Before you start using the
phone, please read this!
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PROBLEMSYOUENCOUNTEREDWITHYOUR
PHONEAREDESCRIBEDINTHISSECTION
BEFORETAKINGTHEPHONEINFORSERVICEOR
CALLINGASERVICEREPRESENTATIVE
1. Phone memory
7HENTHEREISLESSTHANOFSPACE
AVAILABLEINYOURPHONEMEMORYYOUR
PHONECANNOTRECEIVENEWMESSAGES
9OUNEEDTOCHECKYOURPHONE
MEMORYANDDELETESOMEDATASUCH
ASAPPLICATIONSORMESSAGESTOMAKE
MOREMEMORYAVAILABLE
To uninstall applications:
1. 4OUCH AppsTABSettings
Apps FROMTHE$%6)#%CATEGORY
2. /NCEALLAPPLICATIONSAPPEARSCROLL
TOANDSELECTTHEAPPLICATIONYOU
WANTTOUNINSTALL
3. 4OUCHUninstall

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2. Optimising battery life
%XTENDYOURBATTERYgSLIFEBETWEEN
CHARGESBYTURNINGOFFFEATURESTHATYOU
DONgTNEEDTOHAVINGRUNNINGCONSTANTLY
INTHEBACKGROUND9OUCANMONITOR
HOWAPPLICATIONSANDSYSTEMRESOURCES
CONSUMEBATTERYPOWER
Extending your phone's battery life:
s4URNOFFRADIOCOMMUNICATIONSYOUARE
NOTUSING)FYOUARENOTUSING7I&I
"LUETOOTHOR'03TURNTHEMOFF
s2EDUCESCREENBRIGHTNESSANDSETA
SHORTERSCREENTIMEOUT
s4URNOFFAUTOMATICSYNCINGFOR'OOGLE
-AIL©#ALENDAR#ONTACTSANDOTHER
APPLICATIONS
s3OMEAPPLICATIONSYOUHAVE
DOWNLOADEDMAYREDUCEBATTERY
POWER
To check the battery power level:
s4OUCH AppsTABSettings 
About phoneFROMTHE3934%-

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Status
4HEBATTERYSTATUSCHARGINGORNOT
CHARGINGANDLEVELPERCENTAGECHARGED
ISDISPLAYEDATTHETOPOFTHESCREEN
To monitor and control how battery
power is being used:
s4OUCH AppsTAB Settings
Power SaverFROMTHE$%6)#%
Battery useFROMTHE"!44%29
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"ATTERYUSAGETIMEISDISPLAYEDATTHE
TOPOFTHESCREEN)TTELLSYOUHOWLONGIT
HASBEENSINCEYOULASTCONNECTEDYOUR
PHONETOAPOWERSOURCEORIFCURRENTLY
CONNECTEDHOWLONGTHEPHONEWASLAST
RUNNINGONBATTERYPOWER4HESCREEN
SHOWSTHEAPPLICATIONSORSERVICESUSING
BATTERYPOWERLISTEDINORDERFROMTHE
GREATESTTOSMALLESTAMOUNTUSED
3. Using folders
9OUCANCOMBINESEVERALAPPICONSINA
FOLDER$ROPONEAPPICONOVERANOTHER
ONA(OMESCREENANDTHETWOICONS

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WILLBECOMBINED
NOTE 4OSEEASMALLERCOLLECTIONOFFREQUENTLY
USEDAPPSTOUCHTHE'OOGLE!PPS
FOLDERNEARTHEBOTTOMOFTHESCREEN!S
WITHANYFOLDERYOUCANCUSTOMIZEITS
CONTENTS
NOTE !FTERYOUOPENANAPPYOUCANUSUALLY
ADJUSTITSSETTINGSBYCHOOSINGITEMSFROM
ITS-ENUICONNEARTHETOPORBOTTOMOF
THESCREEN
4. Before installing an
open source application
and OS
WARNING
)FYOUINSTALLANDUSEAN/3OTHERTHAN
THEONEPROVIDEDBYTHEMANUFACTURERIT
MAYCAUSEYOURPHONETOMALFUNCTION
)NADDITIONYOURPHONEWILLNOLONGERBE
COVEREDBYTHEWARRANTY

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5. Using the hard reset
(Factory reset)
)FYOURPHONENEEDSTOBERESTOREDTO
ITSORIGINALCONDITIONUSEHARDRESETTO
REBOOTYOURPHONE
1. 7HENTHEPHONEISSWITCHEDOFF
PRESSANDHOLDTHEVolume down
key + Power key WITHYOURLEFT
HAND
2. 7HENTHE,%$ONTHEBOTTOMOF
THEPHONELIGHTSUPTOUCHAND
HOLDTHEMenu keyWITHYOUR
RIGHTHAND9OUNEEDTODOTHIS
IMMEDIATELYBEFORETHESCREEN
DISPLAYSTHE,'LOGO-AKESURE
YOURLEFTHANDISSTILLHOLDINGTHE
6OLUMEDOWNAND0OWERKEYS
4HENRELEASETHEPOWERKEYAT
VIBRATIONTIME
3. 7HENTHE,'LOGOISDISPLAYED
ONTHESCREENCONTINUETOHOLD
THEKEYSFORAROUNDSECONDS
ANDTHENRELEASEALLTHEMATTHE
SAMETIMEBEFORETHE,'LOGO
DISAPPEARS

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,EAVEYOURPHONEFORATLEASTAMINUTE
WHILETHEHARDRESETISCARRIEDOUT9OU
WILLTHENBEABLETOSWITCHYOURPHONE
BACKON
Caution
)FYOUPERFORMAHARDRESETALLUSER
APPLICATIONSANDUSERDATAWILLBEDELETED
4HISCANNOTBEREVERSED2EMEMBER
TOBACKUPANYIMPORTANTDATABEFORE
PERFORMINGAHARDRESET
6. Opening and switching
applications
-ULTITASKINGISEASYWITH!NDROID
BECAUSEYOUCANKEEPMORETHANONE
APPLICATIONRUNNINGATTHESAMETIME
4HEREgSNONEEDTOQUITANAPPLICATION
BEFOREOPENINGANOTHER5SEANDSWITCH
BETWEENSEVERALOPENAPPLICATIONS
!NDROIDMANAGESEACHAPPLICATION
STOPPINGANDSTARTINGTHEMASNEEDED
TOENSURETHATIDLEAPPLICATIONSDONgT
CONSUMERESOURCESUNNECESSARILY

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To return to view list recently used
applications:
3IMPLYPRESSANDHOLDTHEHomeKEY
To stop applications:
1. 4OUCH AppsTABSettings
AppsRunningFROMTHE
$%6)#%
2. 3CROLLANDTOUCHTHEDESIRED
APPLICATIONANDTOUCHStopTO
STOPIT
7. Synchronising your
phone to a computer via
USB
NOTE 4OSYNCHRONISEYOURPHONEWITHYOUR0#
USINGTHE53"CABLEYOUNEEDTOINSTALL
,'0#3UITEONTOYOUR0#0LEASEREFERTO
PREVIOUSPAGESTOINSTALL,'0#3UITE
1. 5SETHE53"CABLETOCONNECT
YOURPHONETOA53"PORTONYOUR
COMPUTER/NCECONNECTEDYOU
WILLRECEIVEANOTIlCATIONTHATA
53"CONNECTIONHASBEENMADE

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2. /PENTHENOTIlCATIONDRAWERAND
TOUCH53"CONNECTED
3. 4OUCHPC softwareTOCONlRMTHAT
YOUWANTTOTRANSFERlLESBETWEEN
YOURPHONEgSMICRO3$CARDAND
THECOMPUTER
TIP! 4OUSETHEMICRO3$CARDONYOURPHONE
AGAINYOUNEEDTOOPENTHENOTIlCATION
DRAWERANDTOUCH Charge only
$URINGTHISTIMEYOUCANgTACCESSTHE
MICRO3$CARDFROMYOURPHONESOYOU
CANgTUSEAPPLICATIONSTHATRELYONTHE
MICRO3$CARD
To disconnect your phone from the
computer:
/PENTHENOTIlCATIONDRAWERANDTOUCH
Charge onlyTODISCONNECTYOUR
PHONEFROMTHECOMPUTERSAFELY

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8. Hold your phone upright
(OLDYOURMOBILEPHONEVERTICALLYAS
YOUWOULDAREGULARPHONE4HE,'
53HASANINTERNALANTENNA"E
CAREFULNOTTOSCRATCHORDAMAGETHE
BACKOFTHEPHONEASTHISMAYAFFECT
PERFORMANCE
7HILEMAKINGRECEIVINGCALLSORSENDING
RECEIVINGDATAAVOIDHOLDINGTHELOWER
PARTOFTHEPHONEWHERETHEANTENNAIS
LOCATED$OINGSOMAYAFFECTCALLQUALITY
9. When the screen freezes
If the screen freezes or the phone
does not respond when you try to
operate it:
2EMOVETHEBATTERYREINSERTITTHEN
TURNTHEPHONEON
OR
0RESSANDHOLDTHEPower/LockKEYFOR
SECONDSTOTURNITOFF
)FITSTILLDOESNOTWORKPLEASECONTACT
THESERVICECENTRE

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Device components
Earpiece
Proximity sensor
Camera lens
Home key
2ETURNTOTHE(OMESCREENFROMANY
SCREEN
Back key
2ETURNTOTHEPREVIOUSSCREEN
Power/Lock key
s3WITCHYOURPHONEONOFFBYPRESSING
ANDHOLDINGTHISKEY
s3HORTPRESSTOLOCKUNLOCKTHESCREEN
Menu key
s#HECKWHATOPTIONSAREAVAILABLE
s'OTO'OOGLE3EARCH©BYPRESSINGAND
HOLDINGTHISKEY

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NOTE Proximity sensor
7HENRECEIVINGANDMAKINGCALLSTHE
PROXIMITYSENSORAUTOMATICALLYTURNSTHE
BACKLIGHTOFFANDLOCKSTHETOUCHSCREEN
BYSENSINGWHENTHEPHONEISNEARYOUR
EAR4HISEXTENDSBATTERYLIFEANDPREVENTS
YOUFROMUNINTENTIONALLYACTIVATINGTHE
TOUCHSCREENDURINGCALLS
WARNING
0LACINGAHEAVYOBJECTONTHEPHONEOR
SITTINGONITCANDAMAGETHE,#$AND
TOUCHSCREENFUNCTIONS$ONOTCOVERTHE
,#$PROXIMITYSENSORWITHPROTECTIVE
lLM4HISCOULDCAUSETHESENSORTO
MALFUNCTION
Power/Lock key
Charger/USB port
Microphone
Earphone Jack
Volume keys
s)NTHE(OMESCREEN#ONTROLRINGER
VOLUME
s$URINGACALL#ONTROLYOUREARPIECE
VOLUME
s7HENPLAYINGATRACK#ONTROLVOLUME
CONTINUOUSLY

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Camera lens
microSD Card slot
Speaker
Battery
Battery cover
Installing the SIM card and
battery
"EFOREYOUCANSTARTEXPLORINGYOURNEW
PHONEYOUgLLNEEDTOSETITUP4OINSERT
THE3)-CARDANDBATTERY
1. 4OREMOVETHEBATTERYCOVERHOLD
THEPHONElRMLYINONEHAND7ITH
YOUROTHERHANDLIFTOFFTHEBATTERY
COVERWITHYOURTHUMBNAILAS
SHOWNINlGURE
NOTE 0UTYOURTHUMBNAILINTOTHE53"PORTHOLE
ANDLIFTOFFTHEBATTERYCOVER

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2. )NSERTTHEBATTERYINTOPLACEBY
ALIGNINGTHEGOLDCONTACTSONTHE
PHONEANDTHEBATTERYAND
PRESSINGITDOWNUNTILITCLICKSINTO
PLACE

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3. !LIGNTHEBATTERYCOVEROVERTHE
BATTERYCOMPARTMENTANDPRESS
ITDOWNUNTILITCLICKSINTOPLACE
Charging your phone
4HECHARGERCONNECTORISATTHEBOTTOM
OFTHEPHONE)NSERTTHECHARGERAND
PLUGITINTOANELECTRICALOUTLET